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Daimler Starts Truck Production at New India Plant

NEW DELHI—Daimler AG Thursday started producing trucks at its new €700 million ($889 million) factory in India, and said it plans to start selling the vehicles domestically from September.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. will initially sell a 25 metric ton truck made at the plant, and plans to offer a total of 17 models in India based on its Mercedes-Benz Axor and Fuso platforms.